Wide, wide world of film.Byline: Janet Weeks Get the big picture - the really big picture - when the Los Angeles County Museum Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. The original museum opened in 1913. Among its important patrons was William Randolph Hearst, whose enormous collection brought the museum major status among the country's art houses. of Art's film department presents a monthlong celebration of wide-screen movies of the 1950s and '60s. On Fridays and Saturdays throughout March and April, the museum will show a wide-ranging selection of wide-screen films, including director William Wyler's 1959 epic "Ben Hur Ben Hur wrongly accused of attempted murder. [Am. Lit.: Ben Hur, Hart, 72] See : Injustice ," the 1953 Marilyn Monroe-Betty Grable-Lauren Bacall confection con·fec·tion n. A sweetened medicinal compound. Also called electuary. "How to Marry a Millionaire Marry A Millionaire is a South Korean teledrama produced and broadcasted by SBS from late 2005 – early 2006. It is also entitled “To Marry A Millionaire” or “Millionaire is My Lover. ," 1961's multi-Oscar-winning "West Side Story" and the 1963 blockbuster war adventure "The Great Escape." Titled "The Big Picture: Films on the Wide Screen," the series will be guest curated by Variety film critic Todd McCarthy, who wrote and co-directed the documentary "Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special ." Wide-screen filmmaking, which involves a three-camera/three-projector system, was actually invented in the 1920s in France. But it didn't catch on with movie studios in America until the '50s, when filmmakers were desperately casting about for a gimmick to draw audiences away from television. By 1952 - as TV antennas began sprouting on rooftops everywhere - the number of people attending the movies dropped by nearly half, from 80 million in 1946 to 46 million. Although each studio had its own system with its own name, the most popular was 20th Century Fox's CinemaScope, a process that involved a special anamorphic See anamorphic lens and anamorphic DVD. magnifying lens, which squeezed giant images onto 35mm and 70mm film stock. When projected through the same lens, the image stretched out to approximately 2-1/2 times wider than it was high. Tickets to the screenings are $6; $4 for museum members, American Film Institute American Film Institute (AFI), nonprofit organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1967 by the National Endowment for the Arts to preserve and catalog American films and television, to provide work grants for new and established filmmakers, and to increase members, seniors and students. Call either the museum at (213) 857-6010 or Ticketmaster at (213) 480-3232. CAPTION(S): PHOTO[ordinal indicator, masculine]CHART Photo (1) Marilyn Monroe, left, Betty Grable and Lauren Bacall go hunting for men and money in 1953's "How to Marry a Millionaire." (2) Charlton Heston delivers one of his brooding looks in 1959's "Ben-Hur." Box WEEKEND MOVIE MONEYMAKERS (Box Office) |
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